Libros y Mas
Juvenile Hispanic Fiction (Bilingual Materials)
Xochitl and the Flowers
Jorge Argueta (J Argu)
Xochitl and her family, newly arrived in San Francisco from El Salvador, create a beautiful plant nursery in place of the garbage heap behind their apartment, and celebrate with their friends and neighbors.
Oloyou
Teresa Cárdenas (J Card)
When Oloyou the cat falls into a deep void and lands into the sea kingdom ruled by Okun Aro, he is sad and alone until he meets Aro's mermaid daughter, but their love cannot be and soon the two are banished to the heavens above where they are linked together forever as stars in the sky.
Lucha libre: the Man in the Silver Mask: a bilingual cuento
Xavier Garza (J Garz)
When Carlitos attends a wrestling match in Mexico City with his father, his favorite masked-wrestler has eyes that are strangely familiar.
Juvenile Hispanic Fiction (Bilingual Materials)
Centerfield Ballhawk
Matt Christopher (J Chri)
Baseball player José Mendez worries about his poor performance with the bat and fears disappointing his father, a former ballplayer with an outstanding batting average.
Becoming Naomi Leon
Pam Munoz Ryan (J Ryan)
When Naomi’s absent mother resurfaces to reclaim her, Naomi runs away to Mexico with her great-grandmother and younger brother in search of her father.
The Dreamer
Pam Munoz Ryan (J Ryan)
A fictionalized biography of the Nobel Prize-winning Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, who grew up a painfully shy child, ridiculed by his overbearing father, but who became one of the most widely-read poets in the world. Includes author's note about the poet.
The Dream Stealer
Sid Fleischman (J Flei)
A plucky Mexican girl tries to recover her dream from the Dream Stealer, who takes her to his castle where countless dreams and even more adventures await.
The Circuit Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child
Francisco Jimenez (J Jime)
Intertwined stories follow a migrant family through their circuit, from picking cotton and strawberries to topping carrots - and back again - over a number of years. As it moves from one labor camp to the next, the little family off four grows into ten. Impermanence and poverty define their lives. But with faith, hope, and back-breaking work, the family endues.
My Name Is Maria Isabel
Alma Flor Ada (J Ada)
Third grader María Isabel, born in Puerto Rico and now living in the U.S., wants badly to fit in at school; and the teacher's writing assignment "My Greatest Wish" gives her that opportunity. A Puerto Rican girl in the United States resents the fact that her teacher calls her Mary instead of Maria. This book tackles an issue familiar to children in multicultural settings.
C Shilling 6/11
